San Angelo

North of the border of Old Mexico
 I rode one day to the cowtown of San Angelo
 A hot sun was glowing, a warm wind was blowing
 Still not as warm as the lips that I waited to kiss
 Cheeks that put blushing red roses to shame
 Lips that were fresher than flowers when kissed by the rain
 Dark eyes that sparkled much brighter than diamonds
 She was a beauty, Secora was my lover's name
 I met her down in Laredo
 Everyone there in this border town called her 'the Rose'
 Mexican cowboys drank to Secora
 Everyone loved her but I was the one that she chose
 An outlaw above all the rest
 Now my heart beats so madly
 Soon she will be at my side
 She sent a message a long time ago
 Secora had promised to meet me at San Angelo
 I was aware of the chance I was taking
 I was an outlaw but great was my love for this girl
 I must be with her, I can't stay away
 Nights spent without her are lonely and so are the days
 If it means death, then I'll have to chance it
 Only a few moments more and she'll be in my arms
 At ten o' clock in the morning
 I tied my horse and I started to walk down the street
 Where was Secora, had she forgotten?
 This was the day and the hour that she wanted to meet
 But something is wrong with our plans
 And I fear death awaits me
 Here on this hot dusty street
 Up on a housetop but still I can see
 There hides a man with a rifle, it's pointed at me
 I might escape from the man with a rifle
 But there are others just like him that I cannot see
 Back of each window, the click of a gun
 Die if I stay and my love for her won't let me run
 Where is Secora, will my eyes see her?
 Then in a moment she runs from a door down the street
 "Up on your horse", she is crying
 "Ride out of town, it's a trap and they're waiting for you"
 But if I ride out, she must ride with me
 Then in a moment I know that our chances are gone
 For a bullet is well on its way
 And it finds my Secora
 She dies as she falls in my arms
 Tears dim my vision but plainly I see
 The ranger that killed her is standing there waiting for me
 I walk to meet him, my one thought is 'Beat him'
 He deserves death and I swear that this ranger will die
 I beat his draw and I shot him
 Shot him six times just as fast as the bullets would fly
 My gun is empty or more I would shoot him
 Now there are others just like him that want me to die
 Their bullets are coming my way
 How they hurt when they hit me
 The pain makes me fall to the ground
 Gone is my strength, just the will left to fight
 I hear the sound of the lead as it robs me of life
 If I must die, let me find Secora
 Let me hold on to her hand for the few moments left
 Blindly I search and it isn't in vain
 I touch the soft velvet hand and it eases the pain
 Life is no more but we're together
 Even in death she's my lover, it's over, goodbye